Jessica Denise Dickson Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California

Enneagram teacher and coach | Antiracism educator and culture cultivator | Embodiment practitionerDevelop and deliver diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism workshops, training sessions, and interactive presentations for employees, students, and community organizations.Design and facilitate discussions on culture change, personal and professional growth and development, the individual and collective nervous system, cultural humility, and oppression.Empower humans to recognize they have power to drive change and contribute to a more equitable society.Enneagram education and transformation work.Dive into Enneagram type to explore how the inner workings of the type express itself through who we are, create a loving witness around it, and practice transforming anything that doesn't lead to personal and collective liberation.Help clients develop a relationship with their body and befriend their nervous systems so they live more fulfilling lives and transform the world into a world that gives every human the chance to feel safe, not just a privileged few.

La Jolla, Ca

Teaches an hour-long choreographed cardio kick boxing fitness courseInstructs participants on proper technique and leads in a fun-filled opportunity to increase their fitness

San Diego, Ca

Recruitment:Manage full cycle recruitment, from identifying potential hires, screening, interviewing, hiring, and evaluating candidatesDevelop innovative strategies to attract candidatesTraining:Develop yearlong learning outcomes to ensure employee learningCreate a three-week onboarding and training process for newly hired and returning employeesDesign and present ongoing trainings, facilitating discussions and activities for personal and professional growthTraining topics include: Communication, conflict management, diversity and inclusion, identity exploration, leadership development, mental health concerns, policy enforcement, simulated emergency situation response exercises, team building, and more...Student Conduct:Meet and build relationships with students who have allegedly violated the student conduct code regarding their level of involvement, adjudicating cases and assigning appropriate developmental and educational sanctions.Supervision:Supervise approximately 15 employees with bi-weekly one-on-one meetingsCoach employees on customer/resident concerns

North Canton, Oh

Organizational Development:Provided coaching, team development, and leadership development to enhance the department and organizationPerformance Management:Developed professional development plans for under-performing employeesFacilitated employee disciplinary processes including the hiring, documenting performance concerns, and terminationsTraining:Revamped a 15 week leadership development course for newly hired employeesUpdated the curriculum with new opportunities for development, including utilization of the EnneagramSupervision:Supervised and evaluated approximately three Graduate Assistants (paraprofessionals) employed within the departmentSupervised and evaluated approximately 15 student employeesHousing Contract:Implemented eRezLife system to facilitate the contract process for campus residentsCompleted damage billing process for all units overseen

Daytona Beach, Fl

Supervision:Recruited and directly supervised approximately 9 full-time professionalsResponsible for retainment of new professionals to the department and universityActing DirectorFor six months, behaved as acting director of the departmentOversaw all activities and initiatives related to the departmentManged departmental budgetLiving-Learning Communities:Partnered with other departments to develop residential living-learning communitiesCollaborate with faculty to increase student engagement opportunities and incorporate academic initiatives within the residence hallsTraining:Developed virtual training modules and job aids for employeesLed end of the year professional development training for assistant night staff

Daytona Beach, Florida Area

Developed and taught weekly three-credit curriculum for first-year experience courseCreated lesson plans and grading rubrics related to career development of Social Science majors

Lee E. Rhyant Residential Life Center & Curtis Hall

Housing Assignments:Partnered with the IT department to create an online housing assignment - housing selection and placement - process for on-campus occupantsUtilized Jenzebar to manage room assignmentsDeveloped contracts for residential tenantsCoordinated emergency relocation processStudent Conduct:Developed online reporting process for Student Conduct adjudication

Groveland, Fl

Organized and facilitated the Response to Intervention ProgramCreated goals and interventions to assist with the behavioral, psychosocial, and academic needs of each individual studentMonitored the progress of each student to ensure that interventions were implemented with accuracyCollaborated in facilitation of standardized high-stakes testing

Apopka, Fl

Counsel of individual students for academic, personal/social, and career developmentDevelopment and presentation of lesson plans on study skills, graduation preparedness and other academic concernsScheduling of incoming students

Orlando, Fl

Completed over 100 hours in a a community counseling clinicManagement of a caseload of three clients for weekly individual counselingGroup co-facilitation for adolescent girls at a halfway house through Center for Drug Free LivingRegular upkeep of progress/session notes for client sessions

Orlando, Fl

Supervision of 15 resident assistants (RAs)Development and management of a budget for programming and office suppliesAdvisor to Pegasus Landing Area Council, which does community programming and advocacyParticipation in rotation for week long on-call emergency/crisis response for about 4,500 residentsMediation of roommate, staff, and resident conflictsAssistance with over 75 hours of department and community specific RA training and development, including presentationParticipation in ongoing recruitment and selection of new staff members (graduate assistants, resident assistants, and area coordinators)

Ann Arbor, Mi

Recruitment, screening, and training of mentors for youth in the Foster care systemOrganization of Gen 21 Task Force meetings - created to reduce suspension and expulsion rates of minority studentsPlanning and execution of fundraiser for community influence awardWriting of press releasesResearch and grant writing

Ann Arbor, Mi

Planning and implementation of educational and social programs to build community among residentsOversight and management of a university residence hall floor of about 55 freshman undergraduate studentsMaintenance of bulletin boards and fliers with accurate, up-to-date, useful information for resident and student successCounseled students on various personal and academic issuesModeled a commitment to multiculturalism through programming, bulletin boards, and conversationsAdvisor to the Markley Multicultural Affairs Council which educated residents about diversity issues

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Campus Crusade for Christ, Young Life, Women of Proverbs 31, Big Sibs/Little Sibs, Dance Marathon

Master Of Arts, School Counseling

Activities and Societies: Co-chair of Christians as Counselors, a special interest group in the Counselor Education department